Proof that vegetable growing can be done by anybody. From a couple of under 30s – one who grew up growing and one who has just got going…
We're also trying another new vegetable for 2021, pak choi. We really like the ones we buy in the supermarket with stir fry and Asian curries, so we thought we'd give growing some a go. The seeds look just like other cauliflowers and cabbages we've grown, which is not a surprise seeing as they are... Continue Reading →
The herbs are mostly pricked out now into cell trays and are also growing on in Dad's polytunnel. Below are a few photos of the various sorts we've got growing. These plants will stay in these cell trays until they are ready to plant outside. Although the cells are not very big, these herbs are... Continue Reading →
Our early sowing of Midnight courgettes were ready to plant out into their pots last weekend. As our greenhouse is still not fully erected, they are staying at my parent's house in the polytunnel to protect them from the colder weather. Which is lucky, as we've had some cold nights this week! We planted them... Continue Reading →
We managed to make some time (between eating chocolate eggs and lots of other home baked goodies!) to do some gardening on Easter Sunday. This time, it was sowing some more courgettes, and sowing our first cucumbers of the season. The varieties we've gone for are: Piccolo - an round/oval shaped green striped courgette. They... Continue Reading →
We made a bit more progress with the greenhouse last weekend. This time, we needed to remove the old glazing foam that was stuck to the aluminium frame. This has got a bit old and dried out, so we'll look to replace it when we re-glaze the greenhouse. These are a couple of before and... Continue Reading →
We've still got a lot of crops left to sow for 2021, but it's still too early to start many of them off. Especially given we can only start things off outside for the moment (greenhouse pending!) One hardy crop we've grown for the last couple of years is turnips. So we sowed some Falco... Continue Reading →
First up, we have an update on the Midnight courgettes. These are currently growing on in Dad's polytunnel, as we don't have anywhere to keep them just now. The greenhouse still needs to be assembled, but hopefully it won't be too long! It doesn't take them long though. Last week they were just starting to... Continue Reading →
We made a fair bit of progress on the greenhouse front last weekend. Firstly, we worked out where we were going to put it in the garden. Then we needed to fix the base in place. There were a few steps to this, the first of which was to tighten the nuts and bolts so... Continue Reading →
Courgettes are extremely fast growing compared to lots of other vegetable plants. Don't get me wrong, it'll still be a fair while before we have any courgettes to eat, but you can really see the difference in the size of the plant itself week-on-week. This is a quick photo showing how much the Midnight seedlings... Continue Reading →
Within a week of sowing, both the coriander and tarragon had started to germinate and were ready to take off the propagator. Just like the seeds, the tarragon seedlings have come through and are absolutely tiny. Hopefully you can the couple that have germinated in the photo below, but you might need a magnifying glass!... Continue Reading →
